In the face of two or three thousand officers and soldiers, Yang Zhi dared to take the initiative to kill them.

Now that it has been replaced by an army of 30,000, Yang Zhi is inevitably a little afraid.

When he was an officer and soldier, he just escorted some supplies, and he was not a small role in the Great Song Dynasty, just a small minion.

And Liu Yanqing and Yang Weizhong, both of whom are famous, are the objects that Yang Zhi once looked up to.

"If you don't go out of the village and drag him for two or three months, the enemy will definitely be short of military rations!" Yang Zhi admitted that he was cowardly and chose to hide in the walled castle as a turtle.

We do not seek meritorious service, but we do not seek fault, as long as we block the officers and soldiers from going south.

If the officers and men are starved of food and rations, and then take the opportunity to win another battle, this will naturally be the best result.

The 30,000 western troops camped several miles across the river, and the rebels only sent a few soldiers to reconnoitre, but there was no reaction other than that.

The camp is over, and the time is not early.

Liu Yanqing said to his generals: "Since the rebellion of the Zhu thieves, several roads leading from Shaanxi to Hanzhong have all been cut off, and even merchants cannot pass, and they naturally can't pass through the fine work. According to the officials who were released by the Zhu thief, the chief general of Yangzhou was called Yang Zhi, but he was just a military general with no quality, and he was also assigned to serve in the army. Let's shoot the book over to see if we can surrender. ”

So when it was getting dark, the officers and soldiers shot letters of surrender to the other side of the river.

The main village is still some distance from the riverbank, and Yang Zhi took the initiative to send someone to collect the letters. After reading it, he said to the soldiers with a smile: "As long as I surrender, I will be crowned as a seven-rank martial arts doctor, and such a big military attache can also be dispatched?" Hurry up and get a pen and paper, and I'll write a letter of persuasion and shoot it back! ”

Several rebel soldiers rowed across the river, gradually approaching the enemy camp, and when they encountered the enemy squad halfway, they immediately shot arrows and turned to run.

The officers and soldiers picked up the letter and took it back to Liu Yanqing.

Liu Yanqing snorted coldly: "Jumping beam clown!" ”

The content of the letter of persuasion was that as long as Liu Yanqing and Yang Weizhong led the army to surrender, the establishment of the new dynasty could be the founding prince.

There was a brazier in the tent, and there were some torches around it.

Liu Guangshi pointed to the map and said: "There are three villages of thieves, the main village is close to the mountains and rivers, and there are two villages on the left and right to help. If we directly attack the main village, not only will we have to cross the river to fight, but our army will also be attacked on three sides. You have to start from the left and right villages. ”

Han Shizhong is not qualified to participate in the high-level meeting, and now he is amusing the bored man in his own camp.

Wang Yuan said: "I have been exploring for many days ago, and there is no trail to go around in the surrounding mountains. The left village of the thief army is more gentle, but it is next to the main village. The right village of the thief army is steep, and the main village faces each other across the river, and the main village thief army needs to cross the river to rescue. ”

Yang Weizhong said: "Hit the left village first, the mountain on the right village is too steep. ”

Liu Yanqing nodded and said, "I also think that we should fight Zuozhai first." Who wants to lead an army to attack tomorrow? It's just a feint and temptation, and you don't have to go all out. ”

After speaking, he looked at Yang Weizhong.

These two are old partners, although Yang Weizhong looks down on Liu Yanqing a little, there is no contradiction between them.

Yang Weizhong said to a general: "Hu You, you go." ”

"Yes!" Hu You arched his hand.

Liu Yanqing said again: "Although it is a feint, it should be pretended." If the thief is vulnerable, a feint will become a real attack. The main village and the right village also have to fight, Guangguo led troops to feint to attack the main village, and Guangshi led troops to feint to attack the right village. ”

"Yes!"

Liu Guangguo and Liu Guangshi responded together.

In the direction of Shaanxi this time, Song Huizong also sent the prison army over, and the dead eunuch was left in Fengxiang by Gao Yu.

Gao Yu is quite self-aware, leading the troops to sit in Fengxiang Mansion and does not interfere in the specific battles on the front line. At the same time, he also left the eunuchs of the prison army and feasted together in Fengxiang Mansion all day long.

If there is a problem in either way, or if it is a long-term attack, Gao Yu will personally end up.

Therefore, Liu Yanqing has great autonomy.

The next morning, Liu Yanqing left some troops to guard the camp and personally led his soldiers along the banks of the river.

The road is not easy to walk, it is all hilly terrain on the edge of the mountain, small mounds are connected to small mounds, and there are few ups and downs.

Liu Yanqing's large array of Chinese troops was set up on a mound three or four miles away from the main village, and Yang Weizhong's troops were not far from the left to support.

Wang Yuan and Han Shizhong were not involved, and they, along with the other two troops, were in charge of staying behind in the camp today.

A normal battle between the two armies does not result in victory or defeat overnight.

Instead, they send out troops, constantly engage in battles and temptations, and then fight a decisive battle according to the situation. In the daily engagement, the various units must be rotated to ensure the energy of the whole army.

Han Shizhong stood on the high ground in the camp, although he couldn't see clearly at all, he kept looking into the distance.

"Han Powu, you are too anxious, come back and rest quickly, and you can fight another day with enough spirits." Wang Yuan reminded.

Han Shizhong sighed, walked to Wang Yuan's side and said, "If I make meritorious service this time, I won't be robbed of merit again, right?" ”

Wang Yuan said in a low voice: "With Yang Dutong here, even if the Liu family's father and son grab the credit, they will always leave you a little." Since I came back from Hebei, I have been much more impatient, what is going on? ”

Han Shizhong looked around and made sure that there was no one nearby, so he said: "I have figured it out, others are unreliable, and I have to lead the troops myself." 500 soldiers are too few, so why should you bring 5,000 soldiers? When I was attacking Liao, I only had about 100 people under my command, and I couldn't do anything. As soon as the Liao soldiers came, they didn't fight much, and they were defeated in a daze, and I Lao Han could only flee with them. Many of the old brothers died in an unknown way. If I were the main general, I would definitely not lose so badly. ”

Wang Yuan sighed with emotion: "Why am I not like this? ”

Han Shizhong said: "Then you have to find an opportunity to make meritorious contributions, be a big official, lead a large army, and don't let others blindly command!" ”

"It's hard!" Wang Yuan found a place and went to take a nap on a wooden stake.

Han Shizhong plucked a dogtail grass and chewed it in his mouth, and sat down next to Wang Yuan in a daze.

I don't know how long it took, but in a trance, I suddenly heard shouts in the distance.

Han Shizhong stood up suddenly, he was too familiar with this movement, and it was so devastating in the Liao Kingdom!

defeated again?

……

The cannon on the wall of the main village is different from the tiger squat cannon forged from wrought iron, which is a cannon made of pig iron.

Of course, casting is less troublesome than forging, but due to the smelting process, the furnace temperature is insufficient, so pig iron can only be used for casting. Afraid of the pig iron exploding, he put a circle of iron hoops on the gun body.

It is difficult to avoid one or two thousand catties at every turn, and the slightly larger caliber will cost several thousand catties.

At present, these four guns, the heaviest one is 2,104 pounds, and the lightest one is 1,983 pounds, with the same caliber, and they can share shells.

Yang Zhi put down the binoculars and said to himself, "This is too coincidental. ”

After the artillery arrived, it was tested in all directions.

The main village is located in the middle of the mountain, and the cannon is condescendingly fired, and the firing range has been increased a lot.

Liu Yanqing set up the small mound of the Chinese army, and when Yang Zhi tested the cannon, if he filled up the gunpowder, the shells would fall nearby.

Yang Zhi ordered: "Fire at the enemy's banner!" ”

The craftsmen have polished more than 400 pairs of binoculars, and in addition to the generals, the gunners naturally need to be equipped.

This special distance of three or four miles is not clear to the naked eye, and it is very difficult to aim, so you can only estimate the direction and landing point of launch.

Liu Guangguo, Liu Guangshi, and Hu You, each commanding their own soldiers, gradually approached the three walled forts of the righteous army.

Liu Yanqing stood in the large formation of the Chinese army and observed, and he didn't pay much attention to today's battle.

Although he was frightened by the Liao soldiers, he had a sense of superiority in the face of domestic thieves.

Not only Liu Yanqing has this kind of mentality, but even ordinary soldiers think the same way. So the morale is not bad, and the recruits are not too afraid, and they all feel that they are better than the thieves.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

There were a few muffled sounds in the distance, Liu Yanqing looked up at the sky, thinking that it was a good day, why did it thunder?

But he saw four black things flying towards him from far and near.

The cannonball hit the high altitude in front of the mound, and there was no kinetic energy left, and it was falling in a parabolic motion.

The first shell fell head-on into the dirt of the mound. Due to the angle, they didn't bounce much, and they fell when they flew somewhere else, rolling for several meters, and didn't hit a single enemy.

The second shell, which fell on the back slope of the mound. Smash the head of an officer and soldier, and break another leg if you continue to advance.

The third shell, five or six meters from Liu Yanshi's side, fell and smashed the chest of one of his own soldiers.

The fourth shell, grazing the flag of the Chinese army, almost broke the flagpole.

What's the situation?

Liu Yanqing was completely dumbfounded, what happened just now was beyond his comprehension.

The unlucky guy who was injured but not dead was still screaming.

This large number of Western soldiers and soldiers all showed frightened expressions, and more and more people looked up at the sky.

No one ran away because they had no idea what was happening.

Liu Yanqing ran a few steps and came to the front of the dead soldier, only to see that his chest was smashed through by a cannonball, revealing a large hole in flesh and blood.

"Mingjin retreats!" Liu Yanqing yelled in fright.

"Dangdang, dang!"

The soldiers who were advancing couldn't help but turn around when they heard the movement, and found that it was indeed the order flag for the withdrawal of troops.

Yang Weizhong hurriedly ran over and asked, "I saw something falling just now, what is it?" ”

"How do I know?" Liu Yanqing is still confused.

Finally, a soldier came over with a bloody cannonball: "Look, big handsome! ”

Liu Yanqing and Yang Weizhong hurriedly approached, and the soldiers next to them couldn't help but watch.

Yang Weizhong said: "Is it a leveling cannon? ”

Liu Yanqing said angrily: "This place is three or four miles away from the thief village, what catapult can be far away?" ”

Yang Weizhong's subordinate Fu Xuan suddenly spoke: "I heard that the old Zhu thief met an immortal overseas and returned with the immortal law. The old Zhu thief also dedicated the 10,000-year-old Ganoderma lucidum to the official family, which was also found by the immortal method. Will...... The old Zhu thief is in the walled fort, and he just lowered the meteorite? ”

As soon as these words came out, the scene was instantly silent.

Liu Yanqing's mouth was dry: "No...... You don't really understand the fairy law, do you? ”

"A traitor, where did the immortal law come from? It must be a demon law! Yang Weizhong qualitatively said for this matter.

Liu Yanqing said: "Regardless of the immortal law or the demon law, this is beyond the power of manpower, and you must send a messenger back to Fengxiang to inform Gao Taiwei!" ”

"Boom, boom, boom!"

While the generals were talking, the village was finally reloaded, and the second wave of shells came.

The cannonball fell at a limit distance, but in fact, it was not very powerful, and it was impossible to hit a string of cannonballs.

There were only a few dead and wounded, and the banner of the Chinese army always stood tall, and it was very lucky that it was not hit by the shells.

However......

Liu Yanqing looked at the newly winning soldiers, their heads were smashed, and their deaths were extremely tragic.

In the face of the unknown, a wave of fear arises.

Liu Yanqing felt that he was being targeted by a pair of eyes, and several big iron balls in front and back all fell towards the Chinese army's position, obviously coming at him.

At a distance of three or four miles, you can throw an iron ball over, which is obviously not something that a trebuchet can do. This must be a demon spell, and the casting distance is extremely far, and it is estimated that it will be safe to retreat ten miles away.

Without waiting for the soldiers to react, Liu Yanqing suddenly rushed to his war horse, and did not forget to turn his head and say to Yang Weizhong: "The Zhu thief used demon magic to harm me, I must stay away from here!" Yang Dutong, the whole army is under your command for the time being! ”

Yang Weizhong watched Liu Yanqing throw down the soldiers and run away, and the whole person was already stupid.

No matter how scared you are, you don't need to be scared like this!

Seeing that the main general was riding away on horseback, and his own soldiers also wanted to run along, Yang Weizhong reprimanded sharply: "Liu Shuai has other important things to do, so don't move around, so as not to cause chaos!" ”

Those pro-soldiers looked left and right, and after all, no one dared to move.

Moreover, as soon as Liu Yanqing said that, everyone really thought that the demon law was only aimed at the main general, and no one left the Chinese army's position.

So, boom boom!

In the third round of shelling, the luck was very bad and still did not hit the flagpole.

Yang Weizhong doesn't believe in any demon laws, but he definitely can't fight today. And before the main general left, he had ordered Mingjin to withdraw his troops, and the various departments were approaching at this time.

Yang Weizhong ordered: "Slowly retreat, I will personally lead the troops to break the rear!" ”

On the side of the rebels, three walled forts, the gates of the walled fortress were opened one after another.

(End of chapter)